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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 September 1997 Andijk, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Caroline Groot (born 4 September 1997) is a Dutch Paralympic cyclist who competes in C5 classification. [1] She made her first Paralympic appearance during the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [2]
Caroline claimed gold medal in C5 scratch race at the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships. [3]
She pulled off an upset at the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships where she beat much fancied British veteran cyclist Sarah Storey to claim gold medal in the women's 500m time trial event. [4] She retained her title in the 500m time trial C5 event at the 2020 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships with a timing of 36.159. [5]
She represented Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and competed in women's C4-5 where she claimed a bronze medal. [6] [7] She also set a new world record in women's C5 500m time trial with a record timing of 35.599 to she win the bronze medal. [8] [9]
She competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics and she beat the home favourite, Marie Patouillet, in the women’s C4-5 500m time trial final. The Tokyo silver medallist Kate O’Brien came third. [10]
Katherine Horan is a New Zealand paralympics runner and cyclist.
Dame Sarah Joanne Storey, is a British cyclist and swimmer, a multiple gold medallist in the Paralympic Games, and six times British (able-bodied) national track champion.
Michael Thomas Gallagher, OAM is an Australian Paralympic cyclist from Scotland. He has won gold medals at the Beijing and 2012 London Paralympics. He was selected in the Australian team for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency (ASADA) revealed that Gallagher had returned a positive A sample for erythropoietin (EPO) in an out-of-competition training camp in Italy in July 2016. This A positive disqualified him from the Rio Paralympics.
Susan "Sue" Powell, is an Australian cyclist. At the 2012 London Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the Women's Individual Pursuit C4, setting a new world record in the process, and a silver medal in the Women's Individual Pursuit C4. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Powell won the silver medal in the 3 km Women's Individual Pursuit C4.
Alexandra Lisney is an Australian rower and cyclist. She won a bronze medal in the Women's Individual Pursuit C4 at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. She represented Australian at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
Amanda Reid is an Australian Paralympic swimmer, cyclist and snowboarder. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming. At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, she won a silver medal in the Women's 500 m Time Trial C1–3 and at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics a gold medal in the 500 m Time Trial C1–3. At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the 500 m Time Trial C1–3.
Crystal Lane-Wright is a British Paralympic track and road cyclist competing in C5 events. A bronze medallist in the Road World Championships in 2011, she competed for Great Britain team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and 2016 Summer Paralympics. At the 2016 Games in Rio she took silver medal in the individual pursuit and bronze in the road race. In 2018, she won the individual pursuit at the Rio de Janeiro Track World Championships. The same year she also took silver in individual time trial and bronze in the road race in the Road World Championships held in Maniago.
Alistair Donohoe is an Australian cyclist, who currently rides for Australian club team Blackburn CC. Following a right arm impairment in 2009, Donohoe became a multiple medallist at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships. He won two silver medals at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, a silver and bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and a silver and bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
Kate O'Brien is a Canadian female track cyclist and former bobsledder. She won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Kadeena Cox is a parasport athlete competing in T38 para-athletics sprint events and C4 para-cycling and British television presenter. She was part of the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships and the 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, in which she won world titles in the T37 100m and C4 500m time trial respectively.
Meg Lemon is an Australian Paralympic cyclist. She represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics where she won a bronze medal and the 2024 Paris Paralympics, where she won a silver medal medal.
Paige Greco is an Australian Paralympic cyclist who won gold medals at the 2019 World Track Championships in C1-3 women's pursuit 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. She broke the World Record setting a new one of 3:52.283 in the 3000m individual pursuit at the Tokyo Paralympics.
Emily Petricola is an Australian Paralympic cyclist. She is a world record holder, gold medallist at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and the 2024 Paris Paralympics She is a multiple gold medallist at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships..
Daniel Abraham Gebru is a Dutch-Eritrean cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team BEAT Cycling Club.
Samantha Bosco is an American Paralympic athlete. She competed in Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, winning two bronze medals.
Marie Patouillet is a French cyclist who competes in C5 classification, physician, and LGBT+ activist.
Keely Shaw is a Canadian track cyclist. She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the individual pursuit C4 event.
Anna Grace Taylor is a New Zealand Para cyclist. She competed in Para cycling – track at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, becoming New Zealand Paralympian #225.
The women's time trial class C4-5 track cycling event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place on 29 August 2024 at the Vélodrome National at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. This combine class (C4-5) under classification C is for cyclists who have impairments that affect their legs, arms, and/or trunk but are still capable to use a standard bicycle. 13 cyclists from 10 nations compete in this event.
